Janet Craig

By all accounts it’s going to a cold winter. So what better than to cook up some delicious, vegetarian, milk and gluten free Caribbean pumpkin soup? If you can’t find Caribbean pumpkin at your local store, sweet potatoes work too, either way it’s delicious!

Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and if you’re the type who can’t get through the weekend without enjoying a slice or two of delicious pumpkin pie, Chef Janet Craig has nabbed this recipe from the Kraft website just for you.

This recipe offers the best of both worlds: it’s super easy to make but you still get to enjoy the ‘I made it myself’ bragging rights and taste its homemade goodness.

Filling

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix crumbs and butter. Press firmly onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate.

2. Beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, pumpkin and spices; mix just until blended. Pour into crust.

3. Bake 40 min. or until centre is almost set. Cool. Refrigerate 3 hours or overnight. Cut into 8 slices. Top each slice with 1 Tbsp. of the whipped topping just before serving. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator. Freezes well.

Chef Janet Craig’s recipes are simple, healthy, delicious and ABI friendly. You can find out more about her HERE.

To over-state the obvious, turning on the oven during this oppressively hot summer is not a good idea. But thanks to our favourite chef Janet Craig, homemade cookies are still a possibility – check out these delicious, no-bake treats that chill out in the fridge until they’re ready to be eaten.

While breakfast may not be in fact the most important meal of the day, our columnist Chef Janet Craig has this mind blowing vanilla protein pancake recipe for you to enjoy, which might just put that ‘most important meal’ of the day theory to the test.

As always, this recipe is easy, nutritious and delicious. So what are you waiting for?

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Vanilla Protein Pancakes

1/2 cup oatmeal

1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk

1/2 to 1/3 cup club soda

3 egg whites

1 cup vanilla protein powder

Stevia to taste

1/4 tsp cinnamon

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Heat a nonstick pan on medium high and use a coating spray. Cook pancakes and serve with berries or light agave syrup.

Chef Janet Craig recipes are simple, healthy, delicious and ABI friendly. You can find out more about her HERE.

Welcome to Blow Your Mind Recipes – a new column by Chef Janet Craig. Janet’s recipes are simple, healthy, delicious and ABI friendly. In her first post, Janet tells us about her self and gives us a diabetic-friendly chocolate chip recipe.